Category Archives: Humor

Monday Morning Claims: December 12, 2011

Why Facebook Claims the Rights to the Words “Face” and “Book” And what Placebook is doing about it Woman Who Pepper-Sprayed Fellow Black Friday Shoppers Might Sue Wal-Mart She says the store was at fault, and she only used the spray after her children were “viciously attacked” by other bargain-hunters … Continue reading

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Lawyer Humor

The New York Times recently published a new Hubble Space Telescope photograph of distant galaxies colliding. Of course, astronomers have had pictures of colliding galaxies for quite some time now, but with the vastly improved resolution provided by the Hubble, you can actually see the lawyers rushing to the scene. … Continue reading

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Smart Phones, Stupid Criminals

In China, a woman’s cell phone was stolen. She called her own number and when the thief answered, she identified herself as a friend of the woman who owned the phone. He said he was also a friend of the woman’s, which explained why he was using her phone. Pretending … Continue reading

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The Counterfeiters

Now here’s what I consider a valid question: At what point is a fraud so outrageous it shouldn’t even be prosecuted because nobody could really be taken in by it? Case in point: 300 and 600 euro notes featuring hearts instead of stars, the word “EROS” along with “EURO,” and … Continue reading

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Escape Scene

ESCAPED PRISONER SHANE EUGENE: “I’d like to rent a room” HARRISBURG PA MOTEL CLERK: “Certainly, sir. I’ll need to see some identification?” ESCAPED PRISONER SHANE EUGENE: “Here’s my prison I.D. card”

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More Not-So-Great Escapes

“I promised my girlfriend that, no matter what, I would say happy birthday to her but I wasn’t allowed to use the prison phone,” was Dragan Boskovic’s explanation for overpowering a pair of guards at the Montenegro prison where he’s serving a life sentence for murder, scaling a ten foot … Continue reading

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Criminal Humor

I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up to him and said, “Come on, buddy, how about giving a guy a break?” He … Continue reading

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Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? (and Other Tales From the Weird World of Crime)

In Newfoundland, Canada, a driver was pulled over for having a broken headlight. The RCMP officer thought he smelled alcohol, and the driver insisted he couldn’t drink alcohol because of the medication he’s taking. He showed the officer two pill cases, one of which contained four grams of marijuana. Then … Continue reading

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Crazy Laws (North Dakota through Wyoming)

[Not all of these laws are still on the books] North Dakota In Fargo, one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes … Continue reading

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Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

This is the old joke: A man’s driving on the highway when his car phone rings. It’s his wife, and she says “Honey, be careful, they just said on the radio that some guy on the highway is driving the wrong way.” He says “Are you kidding? Everybody is!” This … Continue reading

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